Table 1 Sociodemographic and medical characteristics of 61,379 patients seeking medical cannabis certification from CB2 Insights evaluation clinics
From: Medical cannabis use in the United States: a retrospective database study
Characteristic | Patients (n = 61,379) |
|---|---|
Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 45.5 (15.8) |
Gender | |
 Male | 33,651 (54.8%) |
 Female | 23,209 (37.8%) |
 Non-binary | 33 (0.1%) |
 Unknown | 4486 (7.3%) |
Race (n = 32,275) | |
 White/Caucasian | 28,322 (87.5%) |
 Black/African American | 2738 (8.5%) |
 Other | 518 (1.6%) |
 Asian | 277 (0.9%) |
 American Indian/Alaska Native | 261 (0.8%) |
 Middle Eastern | 63 (0.2%) |
 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 58 (0.2%) |
 South East Asian | 38 (0.1%) |
Surrogate Household Income (n = 56,083) | |
  < $20,000 | 14 (0.0%) |
 $20,000- < $40,000 | 3519 (6.3%) |
 $40,000- < $60,000 | 15,660 (27.9%) |
 $60,000- < $80,000 | 17,318 (30.9%) |
 $$80,000- < $100,000 | 10,205 (18.2%) |
  > $100,000 | 9367 (16.7%) |
Smoking Status | |
 Smoker | 11,509 (18.8%) |
 Non-smoker | 49,870 (81.2%) |
Alcohol Consumption | |
 Yes | 26,081 (42.5%) |
 No | 35,298 (57.5%) |
Previous Cannabis Experience | |
 Yes | 41,070 (66.9%) |
 No | 20,309 (33.1%) |
Use of Non-Cannabis Illicit Drugs | |
 Yes | 274 (0.4%) |
 No | 61,105 (99.6%) |
History of Substance Abuse | |
 Yes | 3426 (5.6%) |
 No | 57,943 (94.4%) |
Number of Medications | |
 0 | 34,273 (55.8%) |
 1 | 7866 (12.8%) |
 2 | 4755 (7.7%) |
 3 | 3515 (5.7%) |
 4 | 2372 (3.9%) |
 5+ | 8598 (14.0%) |
Alternate Therapies | |
 Exercise | 25,831 (42.1%) |
 Massage therapy | 13,250 (21.6%) |
 Mental health counselling | 11,235 (18.3%) |
 Chiropractor | 11,047 (18.0%) |
 Acupuncture | 5632 (9.2%) |
 Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | 5176 (8.4%) |
 Aroma therapy | 3849 (6.3%) |
 Cognitive behavioural therapy | 3470 (5.7%) |
 Physiotherapy | 3380 (5.5%) |
 Homeopathic medicine | 3186 (5.2%) |
 Reiki | 2329 (3.8%) |
 Naturopathic medicine | 1788 (2.9%) |
 Addictions counselling | 1158 (1.9%) |
 Other | 221 (0.4%) |
 None | 24,939 (40.6%) |
Number of Comorbid Conditions | |
 0 | 10,807 (17.6%) |
 1 | 15,971 (26.0%) |
 2 | 9863 (16.1%) |
 3 | 7319 (11.9%) |
 4 | 5497 (9.0%) |
 5+ | 11,922 (19.4%) |